What We Deserve: Fiscal Responsibility In This Year’s State Budget
Apr 12, 2012
Long Islanders deserve a government that’s responsive to their needs. That’s why I’m proud that, for the first time in nearly three decades, the Legislature has delivered an early budget that puts the focus back on the needs of the people and not...
Ra: You Spoke Up, Albany Listened
Jul 7, 2011
The 2011 legislative session will undoubtedly leave a positive impression on our community. Taxpayers, employers, schoolchildren, and health care workers all benefited from a state budget, which I supported, as well as major pieces of legislation recently...
When You’re Raised Here, You Should Be Able To Afford To Stay Here
Feb 11, 2011
A recent survey by Newsday reported that 64 percent of Long Island residents ages 18 to 34 said they plan to leave in the next five years. Seventy-five percent of those polled called the loss of younger residents a serious problem. This survey comes at...
Black History Month A Time For Reflection
Feb 3, 2011
A man sits alone in a prison cell, writing. His phone privileges denied while he remains in solitary confinement, the man writes letters to protest this deprivation. He is there because he has revealed, in stark and immediate terms, the feebleness of...
